{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthe-grape-nation.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Frussell-bevan-m_kn3zEh","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Russell Bevan","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/b7145f8c-161e-4425-a032-e1d7ad264925/93d332c1-4b3c-43be-b802-830b4c6f2ec6/screen-shot-2023-03-22-at-12-36-26-pm.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/d5423d6c-dfa7-49a9-8489-310c3bf6c5f5\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Russell Bevan\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Fifth Generation Sonoman, Russel Bevan left town to study Philosophy at Gonzaga University, logically leading him to a job in the dental field in the Midwest. A fortuitous transfer sent him back west where wine things started happening for him. Russell became a prolific wine forum nerd and columnist for Wine Spectator Magazine before settling into his own wine gig in N. California. Russell is the proprietor of Bevan Cellars and a sought-after wine consultant stacking up numerous 100-point wines. He recently started Adversity Cellars with his wife Heidi. \n\nSo, the questions begs to be asked, how the hell did a native Californian with a Masters in Philosophy from a Jesuit University wind up in the Midwest in the dental field, only to return back west and make some of the highest scoring and most prestigious wines? We’ll find out! "}